Snowballs Ii

Name: Snowballs Ii
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup chopped pecans; 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed; 1/4 cup finely crushed peppermint candy canes (optional)

8 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting, or as needed
1/4 cup finely crushed peppermint candy canes (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2

Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla. Mix in the flour, pecans, and salt. Roll about 1 tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
3

Bake in preheated oven until bottoms are golden, about 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to get too brown: it's better to undercook them than to overcook them. While cookies are still hot, roll them in confectioners' sugar. Once they have cooled, roll them in confectioners' sugar once more.